544 PODOPHYLLACEAE 
Anthers opening lengthwis 1. PoDOPHYLLUM. 
Anthers opening by valves “hinged at the top. 
Leaf- oe Hur apres n sed. 
Flo solitar e fruit a capsule 2. JEFFERSONIA, | 
Blowers” several, Suo. stamens 6: frui t baccate. 3. DIPHYLLEIA. | 
Leaf-blades ternately compound: seed naked, drupe-like, 4. CAULOPHYLLUM. 
1. PODOPHYLLUM L. Glabrous herbs, with elongate rootstocks. 
Leaves solitary, or 2 at the top of the oe UMS stem: blades peltate, many- 
lobed. Flower solitary, nodding. Sepals 6 
fugaceo Petals 6-9. Stamens 12- 18. 
Berry s nodding.—About 4 species, the 
followin in Asia 
1. P. peltatum L. Plants 2-4 dm. Den 
leaf-blades irr Nm 1-3 dm. in dia 
eter, 7-9-lobed: pedicel 2-4 em. vm Pee 
cially in woods, various provinces, Fla. 
Tex., Minn., and Que.—Spr. The SE 
is used in Medus. The fruit is edible. 
JEFFERSONIA Bart. Small herbs, with short rootstocks. Leaves 
cae blades 2-parted. Flower solitary, erect at the end of the scape. Sepals 
4, deciduous. Petals 8. Stamens 8: anthers p 
longer than the filaments. Stigma 2-lobed. 
Capsule opening by a lid.—About 2 species, 
the following and 1 in Asia. 
1. J. diphylla (L.) Pers. Plants 1-3.5 
me : S 
white, 1.5-2 cm. long, mostly elliptie- 
lanceolate or uri di capsule erect, 
obovoid or obco —2 em. long: see 
a dios . lon m m. EAF. RHEUMATIS 
o7.) —Rich woods, pu in ealeareous soil, 
oe P M N of Coastal Plain, Ala. 
to Wis. Ont. N. Y., and Md.—Spr. 
3. DIPHYLLEIA Michx. Large herbs, with stout rootstocks. Leave 
mostly 1 or 2 on the flowering stem: blades laterally peltate, deeply lo p sn 
Flowers eymose. Sepals 6, deciduous. Pet 
als 6. Stamens 6: anthers longer than 
the filaments. Stigma umbilieate.  Berr 
oblique, ereet.— Two species, the following 
and 1 in Japan. 
osa Michx. o, 4 12 e 
1. D 
tall: leaf- blades suborbicula dm 
diameter, 2-cle E nd m E roe 6, 
white, 8-10 m ong: ela sr eared 10- 
s mm. in diame: aun about 5 ong.— 
PIXIE-PARASO BRELLA-LEAF. 2) — ee 
eed Blue Ridge, Ga. to Va.—Spr 
